St. Paul daily globe., 1887-07-24

! treasurer. vice Randall, resigned. Inc
council met again Nov. %, and the in
formation came to hand that
On motion George L. Becker was
elected fire warden, and w. L. Murray
and r. r. Nelson assistant fire wardens.
On the same date the marshal was or.
dered to arrange for the removal OF
stumpS from Robert street.
Mr.. MastersOn records that on April
"a, 1851 ION motion the recorder was
ordered to put up the requisite notice
of the annual town election TO be held
on the 1st of May, 1851" The next
meeting occurred May Il, and Robert
Kennedy, president. II. A. Lambert, re-
cOrder, and Egidius Keller, Firmin
CaZean. William Freeborn, r. G. Knox,
and Joseph E. Fullerton, trustees, were
declared to be duly elected the new town
council, from the 9th day of May,
1851;
THE YEARS RECORD.
One years record: Stumps on Third
and Robert streets. and on ''Bench"
and ''St. Anthony" streets; a ''town
pump at the corner of jackson and
Third streets: Edmund Rice, recorder,
George l.. Becker, fire warden, and w.
p. Murray, the generals assistant!
OJOseph f. Fullerton was elected treas
urer at the first meeting of the new
council. Next meeting John +. Fehan
was elected town marshal, ID. f.
Brawled and a. Wilkin going upon his
bong for 81 600. An account of room
rent for S1S.75 was ordered to be paid to
H. W. Tracy & Co., for the use OF
Town Council hall"
EX-Marshal Conway reported that
there were back taxes due amounting to
$3.50. which were collectable, there being
total amount of taxes cOllectable and
otherwise reaching the enormous figure
of S312.53. In addition there were SD
nonresident back taxes due. "ThiS is at
215 mills" explains Recorder Lambert,
''being according to the orders of the
town council to collect instead of
full amount of .mills,' But before
the meeting adjourned the new marshal
was ordered to collect the other 21a
mills. The recorder was allowed $3.50
per day for his services, when in ses-
sion.
About the first official action of the
new council of any Importance was to
suspend the town ordinance $50 far as
it relates to
HOGS RUNNING AT LARGE,
for the present" Judge Lambert had
a rather curious way of writing up his
minutes, as for instance:
On motion by Mr.. Casoo. and second. that
H. f. Mastersop, the recorder of the council
the past year be allowed fifty dollars for his
services as recorder, and also one blank
On motion Mr.. Keller,a and sec. that Mr.Nas
tersOn four $40 orders and one S11 90 on the
treasurer for the above services done.
GRADING EAGLE STREET.
May 20 the council viewed Eagle
street and appointed George c. Nichols
to survey and ascertain the level of the
grade and to report at next meeting.
The council gathered three days after
ward. and ordered Marshal Fehan to
turn the stream crossing Eagle street.
on Exchange street. into its natural
channel. and handbillS for proposals to
grade Eagle street were ordered to be
printed at tie Democrat office. The
handbillS read as follows:
NOTICE.
Proposals will be received at the Office of
the recorder OF the town of st. Paul for grad
ing and excavating, by the rod and yard. of
Eagle street from St Anthony street. S51 feet
IL inches toward the Mississippi river, with
water table on the upper part of said street
from ST. Anthony street TO the end of the
grade; culvert also TO be built across the
street level with the bottom of the water
table walled with stone to the grade of the
street 4 feet wide and planked with three
inch plank spiked on ten sleepers of hard
wood five by eight inches: the water table to
be eighteen inches below the top of the grade
and two feet wide.
The grade of the street shall gradually in
crease from the top of water table to center
of street each side to ten inches in height.
The profile and notes of the level can be
seen at the Office of said recorder.
And think to what base uses has been
put the first street to have been ordered
graded by the town council of the town
of ST Paul.
LOUIS ROBERTS TROUBLESOME STABLE
This same meeting was very i'm
pOrtant one. for it lasted all day. and in
addition to the above matters, a petition
from II. Jackson was read asking the
council to compel Louis Robert TO re-
move his stable MeSSrS. Jackson. Cost
ness and ID. \. Robertson were ap-
pointed committee to view Bench
street and Fourth street and look into
the proposition to widen and grade
them. and at the next meeting the COM
mittee reported that it would cost $500
to grade Fourth street between Mime
sofa and Eagle streets, and $3.50 from
Robert street down to Sibley, with a
culvert." Pat Brady was the lowest
bidder on the Eagle street Job. at $3.50,
and accordingly he got the contract.
Meanwhile ordinances imposing an
arrival tax of 81 upon regular steam
boats and $50 upon tranSients, and pro-
hibting the running at large of female
dogs. were passed. Just look at this
for dog ordinance:
Sec. .. No person or family within the
precincts of said corporation shall keep more
than one dog. For any greater number he
or they shall pay the sum of 30 cents head
per annum TO be recovered in like manner
as other penalties for the said town.
Here is liquor ordinance that would
do tile hearts of the present generation
of salOOnkeeperS good:
RETAIN OF sPIRITUoUs LIQUORS
Be it ordained by the president and coun-
ell of the town of St Paul
Section l. No spirituous, Vinous or malt
LIQUORS shall be sold by retail. in any way,
shape or manner, i'll less quantities than one
quart in the corporate limits Of the town of
St Paul without license first had and OBJ
tained from the town council OF the town of
ST. Paul under the hand of the president and
recorder of said town.
Sec. =. Said license shall be for no longer
than one year nor less than six months
Sec. 3. The amount to be paid for license
shall in all cases be, for SIX months So, for
one year SO.
Sec. 4. Whoever shall sell as aforesaid
withouC such license shall forfeit and pay
to the town Of st. Paul the sum of S25 pen
atty for each and every offence, to be sued
for and recovered as a penalty to the town of
ST. Paul by action of debt.
Passed May %, 1851.
ROBERT KENNEDY, President.
H. A. LAMBERT, Recorder.
The next ordinance establishes
similar license for the keeping of bill
lard tables and the running of bowling
alleys. The liquor. billiard and bowl
ing alley business was recognized as
being upon the same footing as that Of
hawkerS and peddlers, who, by the next
ordinance, was required to pay SINH
lar license.
On May so contest for the Office of
public printer resulted in the election
of ID. A. Robertson over James NJ.
Goodhue. Next day William Freeborn
rendered his resignation as trustee be-
cause he had removed from the town,
and c. R. Conway was elected to fill